The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 84, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 2005 Page: 1 of 12
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A plan to empower these
young people to turn their
lives around as lifelong learn-
ers and valuable workers pre-
of them pared for the future
employment is now poised to
become a reality.
On July 13, the Okla-
Two of six Booker T.
Washington students who
were awarded financial aid in
the amount of $36,000 each
from School Year Abroad, the
Berrien twins were thrilled
when they received word of
this city a better place to
live/Tn 2003, Harris gradu-
ated from the University of
Tulsa Law School. He spent 4
“i in the United States Air
Force as Security Police Spe-
cialist.
In 1998 he graduated
from Northeastern State Uni-
versity with a degree in crim-
inal justice.
He currently resides in
Tulsa with his wife of five
years, Susan Harris. We are
very pleased to have Harris
join our staff,” stated Dyanne
among legislators praised for
their strong support of chil-
dren’s issues.
The issues advocated by
the center included legislation
substance
chil-
drens mental health services,
early childhood programs,
drop-out prevention and
health and nutrition legisla-
tion.
Infants and children are
the most vulnerable of our citi-
zens. We need to ensure they’
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carcerated dads and moms
can sign up to have church
volunteers deliver gifts, with
consent of the guardians, to
their children at Christmas
fault of The Christmas gifts are pre-
sented as being from the mom
or dad in prison-assuring the
children that they haven't
been forgotten’
This all started when
Man Kay Mahaffey (Beard )
robbed a bank and ultimately
became one of the FBI’s Most
and Technology Education
Skills Center School System
received one of the largest
downward spiral grants awarded by the US.
person’s Department of Labor to pre-
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Donald Ray Roberson, Jr.
Three-vear-old Donald Ray Roberson, Jr. ended his battle
with liver failure on July 30. lie was unable to celebrate his
third birthday with his family on July 19.
Donald will be remembered tor his charming little smile,
family members recalled.
Funeral senices will be conducted by Floral Haven at
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 4025 North Hartford Avenue,
Donald Ray had been in need of a liver transplant since
he was 20 months old. I le was diagnosed with a condition
known as Alagille Syndrome, described as a mild and specific
form. Doctors had advised his mother, Tonya Gibson, that a
transplant was needed immediately. ,, D ,
Segments of the communitv rallied around Donald Kay s
need for support. CHLOE Productions and Rib Crib
Restaurant presented a benefit talent show and dinner in Don-
ald Ray's honor at Victon Bible Institute, 1400 Skelly Drive,
on November 13,2004.
Featured entertainers tor
the event included Tulsa s
Thomas Harris hired as Human
Rights compliance officer
Thomas Harns has been Carol Ainsworth.
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lor the City of Tulsa Human pliance monitor audits prac-
| Rights Department. tices and advises DHR on
I Harris will sene in the compliance with city policies years
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sues, including equal employ-
ment opportunity, affirmative
action, public accommoda-
tions, sexual harassment, dis-
ability discrimination and
other forms of discrimination;
undertakes necessary related
investigations and prepares
recommendations and writ-
ten reports. > . . .. _
Harris says, "Equality in Jones Director of the Human
Tulsa is part of what makes Rights Department_________
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ToMier, 3, loses battie\ytf\tis? dreams become realities
iv/fft liver failure Tuisans join together to help sisters study China
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support
issues
portant
children.
State Sen. Judy Eason
McIntyre is among those legis-
lators with a 90 percent or
higher voting record for sup-
porting those measures Rep.
Jabar Shumate was also listed
Hear former FBI Most Wanted
talk about Angel Tree
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Some of the forgotten vic-
tims of crime are the little
children of inmates, who are
left without a father or
mother - through no
their own.
Angel Tree, a ministry of
Prison Fellowship, strives to
help break this potential cycle
of children tollowing in their
parent s footsteps in many
ways but the initial start is by
sharing unconditional love
with them at Christmas
Each year tn early fall, in-
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afJaid^thev would not be able Company, friends and fellow story:
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leave for China August 24. course list 1 saw it and
"These girls are special," thought it sounded like such
says TGA President/CEO
Karen Schafer. "We know this
year in China will be a posi-
tive life-changing experience
Harris will sene in the
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area will be re-
doM sponsible for ensuring
Nte* compliance, reporting and en-
forcement in the areas of dis-
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have Thomas. His education,
willingness to
tor the betterment the
IX'partment an immeasura-
ble stated compliance
^ThomaTHarris investigation administrator
U.S. Department of Labor invests $1 Million
in CareerTech's Young Offender Program
Statistics show that after ity to be economically
serving time the rising
number of young offenders
in Oklahoma often return to
old neighborhoods, old
friends, drugs and crime. A
high percentage i
don t read past the eighth
grade level, know' math at a
level acceptable for entry’ into , .
the workforce or have a high homa Department of Career
school diploma or a General
Educational Development
(GED) certificate.
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can eliminate a
chance at being successful in
life and drain the state s abil-
an exotic language that 1 just
had to take it. So 1 began
studying Chinese in the sixth
grade and have been study-
fo7 them. When our board ing it for about six years,
members heard their story, 1 —
they responded quickly and
generously." __________
Lawmakers praised for support
of children's legislation
The Oklahoma Center for among legislators praised
. Child Advo-
cacy has iv-
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annual re-
port ranking to help prevent
legislative abuse, teen pregnancy;
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bers, employees at John Zink
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